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Monday, January 24, 2011

Monday's with Mom, making Divinity

My mom loved divinity. She didn't love to make it though!

We used to make it for Christmas, but not every year. I think she thought it was too much work. She always said it was a two person job. One beating {she didn't have a good mixer} and one pouring the syrup mixture slowly into the bowl. I always thought it was fun and would beg to make it!

Divinity can be tricky to make, beat it too little and it won't set, beat it too much and it turns grainy. Mom's was always perfect!

I have never made it by myself, only with my mom, and that was years ago. BUT.... I was hungry for divinity and it was a cold snowy day with not much to do, so I whipped up a batch.

Be sure to test your thermometer before you start. put thermometer in a pan of water and bring to a boil. the boiling point is 212 degrees. If the water boils at a different temperature add or subtract as necessary. so you don't over cook or under cook. I make between 12-20 batches of divinity every xmas.

My grandmother always made divinity for Christmas and now I'm the only one in the family who still makes it. I use my kitchenaid mixer nowadays. To the person who makes 12-20 batches for Christmas every year, you either have an amazing mixer or the strongest arms in the world! It's trickier to make on humid days. Funny, I always thought of this as a "Southern" thing, but this recipe is exactly the way Granny always made it and taught me! Thank you!